State Route 541 (SR 541) is a 52.28-mile-long (84.14 km) state highway in central Ohio. The route's western terminus is US 62 in Martinsburg and its eastern terminus is at exit 54 of I-77 in Liberty Township.[3]
 State Route 541 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 52.28 mi[1] (84.14 km) | |||
| Existed | 1962[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 62 in Martinsburg | |||
  SR 16 / SR 83 in Coshocton | ||||
| East end |  I-77 in Liberty Township | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Knox, Coshocton, Guernsey | |||
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History
editSR 541 came about due to the renumbering of what was State Route 271. In 1962, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) renumbered state highways that shared numbers with proposed Interstate Highways in the state; in this case, the highway shared a number with Interstate 271, a proposed highway in the Cleveland area.[2][4]
SR 271 was first designated in 1932 on a route between Coshocton and North Salem at US 21, a route formerly occupied by SR 95.[5][6] By 1935, SR 271 took over the entire alignment of what was SR 309 between Coshocton and Tunnel Hill, local roads, and SR 206 between Martinsburg and New Guilford.[7] In 1937, the route was extended east to the community of Birmingham.[8] Between 1967 and 1969, with the completion of I-77, the eastern terminus of what was now the renumbered SR 541 was moved back to the North Salem area, but this time at an interchange with the newly built I-77.[9][10]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Knox | Martinsburg | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 62 / SR 586 (Market Street / West Liberty Street) – Utica, Fallsburg, Danville | |
| Coshocton | Perry Township | 10.49 | 16.88 |   SR 206 north | Southern terminus of SR 206 |
| 13.49 | 21.71 |  SR 79 | |||
| Bedford Township | 17.52 | 28.20 |   SR 60 south – Dresden | Western end of SR 60 concurrency | |
| 17.65 | 28.40 | SR 60 north – Warsaw | Eastern end of SR 60 concurrency | ||
| Coshocton | 28.10 | 45.22 |   SR 16 / SR 83 to US 36 | Interchange | |
| Linton Township | 38.40 | 61.80 |  SR 93 north – West Lafayette | Western end of SR 93 concurrency | |
| 40.51 | 65.19 | SR 93 south – Adamsville | Eastern end of SR 93 concurrency | ||
| Guernsey | Wheeling Township | 45.12 | 72.61 |  SR 658 south | Northern terminus of SR 658 |
| Liberty Township | 51.74– 52.28 | 83.27– 84.14 | I-77 – Marietta, Cleveland | Exit 54 (I-77) | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Will Rt. 75 Become Known As Rt. 93?". The Logan Daily News. April 27, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State Route 541" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1962. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. 1931. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1932. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1935. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1937. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1967. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. ODHPW. 1969. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
